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(11) EP 3 784 161 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
03.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/09

(21) Application number: 19727765.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 90/00(2016.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/028617
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/209767 (31.10.2019 Gazette 2019/44)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 25.04.2018 US 201862662440 P

(71) Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SOPER, Timothy D.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • ADEBAR, Troy K.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • CARLSON, Christopher R.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • COHN, Benjamin G.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • DUINDAM, Vincent
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • GADDA, Teresa G.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • WAGNER, Oliver J.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)

(74) Representative: J A Kemp LLP 
14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO ELONGATE DEVICES